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Ducati Do It Yourself Maintenance Videos

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Chris Kelly has been posting maintenance tips and general information about keeping your Desmo in top shape on his website for several years. He's now adding videos for some of the basic procedures like changing your own oil plus giving the lowdown on more advanced work like installing a new chain and even the the black art of adjusting the desmodromic valvetrain. If you're … [Read more...]

India Set to Allow Harley Davidson Imports

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Last year we said Harley Davidson was looking at India as a new potential market, all they had to do was get some agreements on tariffs, which are extremely high, plus figure out how emissions would be regulated. US Trade Representative Susan Schwab will be visiting India in April and in what looks like a goodwill gesture before the visit, India seems ready to allow Harley … [Read more...]

Bobster Trike by Zeel Design

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The Bobster trike by Zeel Design is an interesting custom, one reason being the builders are former engineers from Bombardier who design their customs completely on the computer before cutting or machining any metal. The Bobster is a copper plated trike with a 1200 Sportster engine and 5 speed transmission. The front wheel is another of those 26 inchers with a tire from Vee … [Read more...]

26 Inch Motorcycle Tires

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We mentioned the Vinnie by Matt Hotch a while back and again when I saw it at the Cleveland Motorcycle Show. One of the unique design characteristics was his use of a 26 inch front wheel and tire and as I asked in the comments on that story, where do you get 26 inch tires? I never saw them in any tire catalog I've run across. Well, the other day I did a little digging and they … [Read more...]

KillaCycle Electric Dragbike Runs 8.76 Quarter Mile

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The KillaCycle team has been working on their electric drag bike for some years now and it has gone through many evolutionary changes. Designed and constructed by engineer Bill Dube’ it now has a battery pack from A123 Systems consisting of 880 2.3 amp-hr Lithium Ion cells. Each 3.4 volt cell puts out 150 amps! If you're not an electrically oriented person, trust me, that's … [Read more...]